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Police in Bela-Bela have launched a manhunt for three suspects who shot and killed two passengers during a robbery on a bus.
Police spokesperson, Brigadier Motlafela Mojapelo says three suspects boarded a Harare-bound bus at Bosman in Pretoria, pretending to be passengers.
He says the bus belonging to Copperbelt Bus Company, reportedly left Pretoria just after 1 am on Thursday.
Brigadier Mokapelo says as it passed the Mantsole Weigh Bridge along the N1 road, one of the suspects produced a firearm and shot through the front windscreen, forcing the driver to pull over.
"The other suspects shot three women, instantly killing two and critically injuring the other."
All other passengers were then ordered to disembark and lie on the ground before they were robbed of their belongings, including cash, cellphones and passports.
Mojapelo says the suspects jumped into a getaway vehicle that was apparently following the bus.
The Provincial Commissioner of Police in Limpopo Lieutenant General Thembi Hadebe has ordered that the suspects be hunted down and brought to book.
